DELIOTTE ASK: WHY IS LEADERSHIP A PERENNIAL ISSUE?
“For the third year in a row, leadership soared to become one of the most pressing talent challenges faced by global organisations.” So says the Deloitte Global Trends report.
The report highlighted: “Companies are struggling to develop leaders at all levels and are investing in new and accelerated leadership models.”
With the pace of business accelerating, everyone wants results fast. And that includes leadership development. Yet we repeatedly hear of clients who have invested in 6-12 month leadership programmes but nothing has changed. That’s largely because you don’t change your behaviour just by learning about something cognitively. Behavioural change occurs as a result of experiencing something different and being able to make sense of it, combining both somatic and cognitive understanding together.
That’s why when we work with horses, we encourage you to tap into 3 primary sources of information – your head for logical reasoning and information, your heart for your emotional responses and your gut for your instincts and intuition. Most people have no idea how to engage the heart and gut whilst their brains are working overtime. When we work with horses, we have greater access to all three, ensuring that the learning is more aligned and behaviour changes when you return to the workplace. Once you’ve physically felt a deeper level of trust or self-confidence, you can’t unlearn that experience which means that clients can recreate it when they return back to the workplace.
One of the things that clients are often surprised at is how quickly the learning unfolds with the horses. Leadership with Horses really is accelerated learning, with your strengths being highlighted in the first few minutes of the day and an opportunity to modify your behaviour with instant feedback, identifying what is working for you and what is not.
A recent client said: “I learned more in one day with you than I’ve learned on a 6 month long Strategic Leadership programme that I’ve just completed.”
If you’d like to experience this work, please contact us to book a place on one of our VIP experience mornings. We also have a number of clients who are reference accounts for us and willing to talk to you. Please contact us for details.
The Leadership Whisperers help senior leaders develop embodied leadership skills that have a profound impact in business. Through live events and workshops, Jude and Emma partner with horses who provide non-judgmental feedback, enabling clients to identify their strengths and where they get derailed so they can transform themselves into courageous and hugely influential non-verbal communicators.
Our corporate clients report significant results including resolving conflict, cultural change, improving financial performance, increasing sales and individuals gaining promotions.
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